Compiled by KHOO JIAN TENG, C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
THE Malaysian Indian Muslim Youth Movement (Gepima) expects more than 5,000 participants in the 2026 Maulidur Rasul procession, Malaysia Nanban reported.
The procession on Aug 25, which aims to bring together the Indian Muslim community, will begin at Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur and cover a 5km route through major roads in the city.
The procession has been a major annual event, except during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gepima said it was confident the Indian Muslim community will come together to make the event a big success.
> A student in Johor will take part in the Hippo English Without Borders Olympiad after winning the qualifying round, Makkal Osai reported.
Roshan Kumar Sasikumar of SK Temenggong Ibrahim Penggaram in Batu Pahat had attended the English summer camp in Oxford International College Brighton, Britain, and came out first in the Regional Play-Off.
The World Final Round will be in Spoleto, Italy, in September.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
